Display-rack.



L. H. WOODCOCK.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15. 1908.

91 0, 1 05. Patented Jan. 19, 1909 Wi/bwwww 344041442241.

LOUIS ll. WOODCOCK, O1" SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed August 16, 1908. Serial No. 448,660.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', Louis H. VVooneoou, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of VVusl'iington, have invented eertuin new and useful Improvements in Displayloclcs, of which the following is n speeificw lion.

This invention relates to improvements in display rocks.

The object of the invention is to provide :1 rack upon which to display goods used for samples or offered for sale.

A pnrticulnr object to provide A display rack that. can he used either in a show case, n on shelves or platforms or in any other p ace Where it is desired to show or display goods for sulr or samples. In order to nocomplish these results, I have provided a display rack of novel construction and adapted to fold in uronvenient and novel manner.

For the purposes of illustrating the meal anism and application of my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings the application of the rack or use in displa ing goods for sale within a show case an have shown and illustrated the manner in which the some can be folded to occupy the proper position within the show case and a so the manner in which the rack may be unfolded and drawn from the show case to a convenient. position for displaying the goods outside of the show case where the some may be' handled or carefully examined.

Figure 1, is an end elevation of the show case with the rack attached thereto, show ing a side elevation of the rack elevated to :1 position convenient. for showing goods thereon, together with an end elevation of the same shown in dotted lines within the show case when in a folded position, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the tray or shelf of'the rack and Fig. 3, is a front elevation of the base of the rack.

Pivoted to the bottom 10 of the show case 11 are two standards 12. To the opposite ends of the standards 12 is pivoted the base 13 of the mechanism constituting the rack. The shelf or tray 14 of the rack is supported above the base 13 by the legs 15 pivoted to the underside thereof and to the top of the base 13, the legs 15 being jointed or elbowed at the center'thereof and connected by the pins 16. The lower half of the inner legs 15' are provided with the slots 17 and the lower half of the opposite legs 15" are provided with the pins 18 near Ihc top thereof adapted to slide in the slot. 17 ml the lower half of the inner legs 15. l have shown guards 1%) secured to the outer edges of the rack tray or shell l lfor the purpose of retaining goods upon the some, These guards may be used or left oil as desired by the user. The ruck is held in its elevated position outside the case 11 by the niecluinisln shown in Figs. 2 and 3 whereby pins 20 are held in a. horizontal position by means ol the bruehets 2L ".lhapins; 510 netunte through hol s in the lower portion (it th brackets 2i. ,loil springs 21) irm'll'tfllf the pins 20 51nd nre held in position lh'u'rul'i near the inner ends thereof by minus oi the lugs ill. Holes 2 are providml in the outer le 5 near the top thereof and in the outer standard "2 near the top thereof in which holes the pins 20 will enter when the melt is in the expanded position outside the showcase as Shown in Fl 1.

When it is desired to fold the rack in o the position as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. I, it i. only necessary to withdraw the pins it! fr m the holes 25 by pressing together the handles or ends 2d of the pins 20, when the legs 15 will elbow or double at the pins 18, the pins 18 slide downwardly in the slot 17 and the shelf or troy 1 1 and the base will be brought near together as indicated by the said dotted lines in Fig. 1. VVheu it is desired to again elevate the shell or tray, it is only necessary to raise the some by hand, draw together the pins 20 by the handles or ends 26 then release the same when the pins 20 are opposite holes 25 when the coil springs 23 contracted between the lugs 24 and the inner'bruckets 21 will throw the pins 20 into the holes 25 and hold the shelf or tray 14: firmly in position. The bottom 13 of the rock is also sustained in position by the same mechanism whereby the pins 20 engage the holes 25 in the outer standards 12 and are releusnd in the some way. When it is desired to retract the rack into the show case 11, the shelf or tray 14 and the base 13 should first be brought. near together by the mechanism described, then the pins 20 released from the holes 25 in the outer standards 12, the rack'then pushed into the show case 11 swin in on the ivots 27, whereby the stun or s 12 and t e rack will assume the position shown by the dotted lines within the show case 11. Within the show case 11, I have shown two shelves 29 to indicate that the rack does not interfere with other displays therein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A display rack, consisting of a shelf or tray at the top, a base underneath the shelf or tray, the shelf or tray and the base connected by legs pivoted thereto and jointed at the middle and adapted to fold so that the shelf or tray and the base may be brought into close proximity with each other, the base supported by standards pivoted thereto on the under surface thereof, the standards also pivoted to the bottom of a show case, shelf or other horizontal surface, and means for locking the shelf or tray and base in an elevated osition and means of releasing the same and bringing the shelf or tray and base into close roximity with each other and means of f0 ding the same into a show case or onto a horizontal surface, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have afl'lxed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS H. l/VOODCOCK. Witnesses:

MARY Snowman, W. R. SAMPSON. 

